'The Giver' Star Jeff Bridges Does Reddit AMA: 'Big Lebowski' Actor Dishes On Marriage, Meryl Streep and Movies

Oscar winning actor Jeff Bridges participated in a Reddit AMA on Thursday to promote his upcoming film, The Giver.

The Dude dished on marriage, working with Meryl Streep (his Giver co-star) and The Big Lebowski. 

Here are some of the highlights:

Bridges has been married for 37 years - an eternity in Hollywood - to Susan Geston. What's the secret to marriage success, particularly in Hollywood?

"This industry is tough on relationships. I've always thought that my wife should have a credit up alongside mine, because I couldn't do what I do without her support... we've been married since 1977, we knew each other for two years before that, so she's been able to do all these films with me and we've managed to get through them all together. The toughest thing about making movies is being apart from your family. One of the things I try my best to do is call my wife every day, to keep up to speed with what's going on in her life. And tell her what's going on with mine. Often when you're apart from your loved one like that for so long, your connection kind of atrophies unless you keep engaged, even if it's small everyday kind of stuff."

Bridges also shared tidbits about his co-stars past and present. When it came to three time Oscar winner (and Giver co-star) Meryl Streep, Bridges had nothing but praise: "And I admired her, as most people have, for so long, and was eager to work with her, and was so happy that she was onboard for The Giver because she's just a really remarkable actress. She brought a realism to this whole fictitious world. And I was just amazed by her freshness - it's like, she's been doing this so well for so long, one might think she would get complacent, but she really cared so much about the movie, and was so engaged and that kind of enthusiasm is contagious, and it spreads throughout the company, and whenever she was on the set, everybody upped their game and rose to the occasion. It was great to be able to do it with joy, you know? You could sense the love of her craft, you know, her art."

Redditors also had several questions about the Coen Brothers classic, The Big Lebowski. Bridges admitted he enjoys the occasional White Russian, much like his iconic character, The Dude.

"On a rare occasion, I will have one when I am feeling like having something particularly sweet, like drinking a dessert," he noted. "I like my Russians without too much milk, not too much Kahlua, just the right proportions."